Combination pepper and salt box.



J. P. CAMPBELL.

COMBINATION PEPPER AND SALT BOX.

APPLICATION'HLEDJUNE24,1914.

1,149,630. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

IZfW/JMHVBWKOP Attorneys ra sins are OFTCFAQ JOHN P. CAMPBELL, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

COMBINATION PEPPER, AND SALT BOX.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June-24,1914. Serial No. 847,066.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN P. CAMPBELL,

utilized being disposed within the box and provided with a projecting thumb piece for the convenient opening of said compartment when desired.

A further object is to provide a spring, in i the form of a coil, which is disposed within the main receptacle and securely held upon the top edge thereof by the receptacle cover, the holding means and disposal of the spring not in any way marring or interfering with its resilient action whereby the pepper compartment is normally closed.

A still further object of the present invention is to improve generally and enhance the utility of the double compartment dispensers, which are used for the independent dispensing of salt'and pepper, or any other two allied condiments.

"With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section of my improved salt and pepper box. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with portions broken away. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-V3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts of the several views, a receptacle 10 is provided and may be of any convenient material and size. The receptacle is provided with the upper threaded mouth 11 defining a shoulder 12 at itslower extremity.

The dispenser embodied in the present disclosure appertainsto'that class in which two or more non-communicating compartments are provided for the separate and in dependent storage of different condiments and with this in view, the receptacle 13 is provided, of cone-shape and with the recep- Patented Augult), 19156 taclelO defines the non-communicating compartments 14 and 15- The cap 16 is thread- .ed upon the mouth 11 of the receptacle 10 and after having assumed its final position thereon, contacts at its lower extremity, with the shoulder 12, thus providing a locking action whereby the cap may be tightened to the desired degree preventing its accidental detachment, yet allowing it to be purposely removed When so desired. The cap 16 includes the central and raiseddome 17, the cylindrical side walls of which are threaded as M18 and are adapted to engage and hold in rigid position, the stationary receptacle 18, the latter being'provided with the up per threaded extremity 19, whereby the securement in question is effected. The surrounding portions of the cap, adjacent the dome 17, define the outer convexed annular ledge 20 around the periphery of which extends the raised rim 21, defining the outermost limits of the ledge, and-providing that the cap will present a sightly appearance, and at the same time forming an annular housing 22.

A lid 23 is rotatably secured to the cover by the rivet 24 and conforms to the general outline thereof so as to have facial contact with the dome 17 and with the convexed ledge 20. The lid stops adjacent the peripheral rim 21 and defines a smooth and continuous surface therewith, thus rendering the device eminently practicable and preventing the accumulation, of either of the condiments being dispensed, or foreign material between the cover and lid. The cover and lid are provided with the salt discharging openings 25 and 26 and with the pepper discharging openings 27 and 28. These apertures or openings are arranged with one series in advance of the other so that with the salt discharging apertures in registration, the pepper discharging apertures will be out of alinement and therefore closed and vice versa. The normal position for the lid is such that the salt discharging openings are in registration and the pepper discharging openings closed, this being due to the fact that a much greater percentage of salt is used than pepper.

In order to hold the lid in the normal position just mentioned, that is, with the pepper discharging apertures out of alinement, the spring S is provided and includes the loop or curved portion 29 which extends within and is protected by the housing rim 21. This holds said portion of the spring between the upper end of the outer receptacle and the cap or cover 16 so as not to interfere with the material disposed therein which is to be discharged therefrom, The spring includes the offset connection 30 at one end of the loop or portion 29 by means of which the vertically extending or depending loop 31 is connected to the horizontally extending loop 29 hereinbefore mentioned. The loop 31 includes the finger engaging portion 32 carried by the upstanding free arm 33. The upstanding arm 33 extends through the radial slot Set of the cover and the curved oblique slot 35 of the lid. The

finger engaging portion 32 includes the downwardly extending thumb piece 36 against which the operators thumb is placed to forcibly move the arm 33 centrally and thus producing a rotation or oscillation of the lid, bringing the salt discharging, and

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pepper discharging openings out of and into respective alinement. The spring is thus practically invisible and does not present any outstanding projections which would be liable to be caught in various articles and result in the constant, and annoying overturning of the dispenser.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim is 1-- An article of the character described, embodying a receptacle, an apertured cover engaged thereon, a rotatable apertured lid cooperating with the cover, the cover having a radial slot and the lid having a cooperating oblique slot, anda wire spring 7 JOHN P. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses M. J. Connery,

J. B. PLAS.

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